This new 2010 Vintage comes on the heels of the immensely well-received 2009 vintage that sold out so quickly last year. The 2010 was a lighter crop that yielded an even more concentrated version of Calistoga Petite Sirah — if you can fathom that! Stones, minerals, graphite notes abound in the nose and are underlain by indelible vivid flourishes of dark blue fruit: Crushed Blueberry, boysenberry pie; apricot preserves, dried flowers, anise, tree bark, black tea, molasses and roasted nuts. The immense and fat fruit supported by a rock-solid foundation is a hedonistic pleasure now and promises that it will live on for 10-15 years under requisite cellar conditions. Take good care of your collectible classic wines such as this.

The new traditional Port method 2010 Robert Biale Vineyards Petite Sirah Red Dessert Wine.Vintage 2010 was very kind to Petite Sirah and this huge new 2010 is loaded with gobs of blackberry and blueberry, with notes of licorice, chocolate and toffee.

The 2011 is one gorgeous “Chicken” and is right on the money: lush and dark fruits of blackberry, berry pie, black cherry, white pepper, peppermint, molasses, Oreo cookie, turmeric, vanilla, clove and nutmeg. A mouth-wetting snap of acidity balances the round and ripe fruit, and the thin-skinned Zinfandel tannins propel the wine into an elegant and impressive big Pinot Noir style. We expect that this Black Chicken has an optimal drinking range from 2013–2020.

Bill Moore's vineyard on Hagen Road in Napa is historically significant in California agriculture. It is listed on the Registry of Historic Vineyards and genetic material from the vines is part of U.C. Davis' Heritage Vineyard Zinfandel project. Today's existing ten acres were planted in 1905.